Author: sparky Date: Tue Nov 14 16:36:09 2006 GMT Module: PLD-doc Tag: HEAD ---- Log message: - some info about kernel-desktop.spec TODO: expand and MoinMoin-ize
---- Files affected: PLD-doc: kernel-desktop.info (NONE -> 1.1) (NEW) ---- Diffs: ================================================================ Index: PLD-doc/kernel-desktop.info diff -u /dev/null PLD-doc/kernel-desktop.info:1.1 --- /dev/null Tue Nov 14 17:36:09 2006 +++ PLD-doc/kernel-desktop.info Tue Nov 14 17:36:04 2006 @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +kernel-desktop specifications + +Main goals: + - create kernel for desktop computers, oriented to architectures used as + desktops: ppc, x86, amd64 (there is no ia64 support) + - not so loaded as main PLD kernel, no full grsec, no vserver + - add patches improving latency and other tasks useful on desktops + + +Conditional Builds: + * preemptrd (RT): + realtime-preempt patch by Ingo Molar + http://people.redhat.com/~mingo/realtime-preempt/ + this patch contains all the -mm changes thus kernel using it may be very + unstable or unusable + + * ck (CK): + Con Kolivas desktop patches + http://members.optusnet.com.au/ckolivas/kernel/ + most of ck-patch parts are disabled when building with RT + + * grsec_minimal (GR): + grsecurity for /proc + in PLD noone can live without grsecured /proc, even on desktops ;-) + + * laptop (LAP): + simply changes HZ from default 1000 to 100, this should improve + on-batery time, but decreases corectness of some programs using + timer a lot (even 'time' in shells is not very reliable) + + +More patches: + * suspend2 + * fbsplash or bootsplash + * reiser4, squashfs + + +=================================================================== + +Series 2.6.17: + +Arch Version SMP RT CK GR LAP BUILDS TESTED +------------------------------------------------------------------- +ppc 2.6.17.11 - - + + + yes (1) ok, but +ppc 2.6.17.11 -/+ + + + -/+ yes (2) fails to boot +ppc 2.6.17.14 -/+ - + + + yes no +ppc 2.6.17.14 -/+ + + + - yes no + + +Exact description: +(1) iBook G4: 1.3GHz, 768MB RAM, Radeon Mobility 9200 + - suspend2 (suspend to disk does not work) + + no problems with suspend to ram + + AirPort II works well (bcm43xx) + +(2) iBook G4: 1.3GHz, 768MB RAM, Radeon Mobility 9200 + - FATAL: fails to boot because of problems with GenIRQ + + +=================================================================== + +Series 2.6.18: + +Arch Version SMP RT CK GR LAP BUILDS TESTED +------------------------------------------------------------------- +ppc 2.6.18.2 -/+ - + - -/+ yes no +ppc 2.6.18.2 - + + - -/+ yes no +ppc 2.6.18.2 + + + - -/+ no - + +x86 2.6.18.2 * * * * * no (no config) + +amd64 2.6.18.2 * * * * * no (no config) + + + +vim: ts=4 ================================================================ _______________________________________________ pld-cvs-commit mailing list pld-cvs-commit@lists.pld-linux.org http://lists.pld-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/pld-cvs-commit
